Tag: Health

"I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC," Brenda Fitzgerald, the director, said Sunday on Twitter. "We will continue to talk about all our important public health programs." (Image courtesy screenshot)

CDC director denies reports that staffers are banned from using certain words

Eddie Scarry · December 17, 2017 6:00 pm

"The amount of money that it will take to combat this crisis is huge," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said during the daily media briefing. "We are going to continue to look at the best ways to do that. We are working an inter-agency process to see what that the number looks like. That hasn't been finalized. But we are going to continue looking at every way possible." (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

White House will publish funding proposal on opioid crisis

Kimberly Leonard · December 14, 2017 8:34 pm

In Brazil, Zika affected thousands of babies born during 2015 and 2016. Zika is a virus typically spread through mosquitoes but can also be spread through sex. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Babies with Zika-caused microcephaly face challenges as they age, research finds

Kimberly Leonard · December 14, 2017 6:29 pm

Plan to expand access to association health plans would mean higher premiums on the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats urge grace period for Obamacare deadline

Kimberly Leonard · December 13, 2017 11:39 pm

"I want to know what happened to Donald Trump ... who was a Democrat?" Kimmel added.

Beltway Confidential

Can we talk about how Jimmy Kimmel used his baby as a political prop?

Becket Adams · December 13, 2017 10:27 pm

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Democrats push for long-term children’s insurance funding in next spending bill

Robert King · December 13, 2017 8:44 pm

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement that "[a]s a physician and a parent, I'm deeply troubled by the unlawful marketing of these potentially dangerous products, especially since they are so easily accessible by minors." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FDA moves to end snortable chocolate, calling it ‘street drug alternative’

Steven Nelson · December 13, 2017 5:14 pm

"There is hope, and if anybody can make it, your dad [can]," Biden told McCain. "Your dad is one of my best friends." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Joe Biden comforts weeping Meghan McCain, whose father has same cancer as his late son: WATCH

Melissa Quinn · December 13, 2017 5:06 pm

"God works in mysterious ways," Brooks said. "When you are an elected official, missed votes require an explanation. That's why I disclose this very personal, very private and very humbling matter." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mo Brooks reveals he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer

Melissa Quinn · December 13, 2017 3:54 pm

"No one ever told me they were dubious about this bill when it was going through," Hatch said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans frustrated over backlash on opioid law

Kimberly Leonard · December 12, 2017 4:42 pm

President Trump's former campaign manager said in his book that Trump would often eat two McDonald's Big Macs and two Fillet-o-Fish sandwiches, and a chocolate shake during the campaign. (Photo courtesy: realdonaldtrump Instagram)

Trump’s Diet Cokes may be causing ‘irritability,’ Dr. Sanjay Gupta says

Pete Kasperowicz · December 12, 2017 1:35 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs is supposed to help our veterans -- not put them in harm's way. The VA should once again be embarrassed for their mistreatment of our nation's veterans. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Beltway Confidential

The VA is knowingly putting veterans in the hands of dubious doctors

Jacy Gomez · December 11, 2017 8:49 pm